Pioneer SX-800 A

Data

General

• Manufacturer: Pioneer
• Model: SX-800 A
• Years of manufacture: 1966 - 1969
• Made in: Japan
• Color: Silver
• Remote control: no
• Power consumption:
• Dimensions: 445 x 150 x 440 mm (WxHxD).
• Weight: 18,5 kg
• Original price approx.: 2'398 DM

Connections

• Number of inputs:
  • Phono ceramic: 30 mV
  • Phono MM: 3 mV
  • Tape, Aux: 150 mV
  • Tape Head: 2 mV
• Number of outputs:
  • Tape
  • Headphones
  • Loudspeaker

Technical Data

Amplifier

• Continuous power (at distortion)

8 Ohm: 2x 38 W 4 Ohm: 2x 38 W

• Dynamic power
  • 8 Ohm: 90 W
  • 4 Ohm: 90 W
• Total harmonic distortion: < 1% (1 kHz)
• Attenuation factor:
• Frequency response: 30 - 20,000 Hz (±1 dB).
• Signal-to-noise ratio:
• Stereo channel separation:
• Tone control:
  • Bass: -16/+13 dB from 50 Hz

Treble: -11/+19 dB from 10 kHz

• Loudness: yes
• High Filter: yes
• Low Filter (Subsonic): yes

Tuner

• Reception: FM/MW
• Frequencies:
  • FM: 88 - 108 MHz
  • MW: 535 - 1605 KHz
• Input sensitivity:
  • FM: 2.2µV
  • MW: 12µV
• Frequency Response:
• Distortion Ratio:
• Signal-to-noise ratio:
  • FM: 55 dB
• Channel separation:
• Selectivity:
  • FM: 30 dB
• Co-wave selection:
• Spurious wave selection:
• IF attenuation:
• IF attenuation:
• AM suppression:

Special Features

• Last generation tube receiver

Remarks

• Other models in the same series:
  • Pioneer ER-420
  • Pioneer LX-34 B
  • Pioneer LX-420 A
  • Pioneer LX-300
  • Pioneer LX-800
  • Pioneer SX-34 B
  • Pioneer SX-300 TF
  • Pioneer SX-440
  • Pioneer SX-700 TF
  • Pioneer SX-800
  • Pioneer SX-800 A
  • Pioneer SX-1000 TA
  • Pioneer SX-1000 TD
  • Pioneer SX-1500 T

Pictures

• Extract from brochure: Pioneer SX-800 A

Reports

• Report on this from "Hifi Studio": [1]

• Report on this from "Good Old Hifi": [2]